Learn Inkscape

Read these Inkscape tutorials to master the open-source vector graphics editor. It's great for designers who want a free application with plenty of features.
  1. Quick Tip: Fun With Objects to Marker in Inkscape

    Quick Tip: Fun With Objects to Marker in Inkscape

    Tutorial Beginner

    A little tucked away menu option that allows infinite customization for your stroke styles in Inkscape.

  2. Connect the Dots With Visualize Path in Inkscape

    Connect the Dots With Visualize Path in Inkscape

    Tutorial Beginner

    When you need something a little unconventional, you might find yourself heading towards Inkscape's extensions. Let's check out one of them!

  3. Repeating Patterns Made Easy in Inkscape

    Repeating Patterns Made Easy in Inkscape

    Tutorial Beginner

    There's such a well hidden tool in Inkscape, it's like finding gold when you stumble upon it.

  4. Quick Tip: Duplicate, Clone, or Copy and Paste?

    Quick Tip: Duplicate, Clone, or Copy and Paste?

    Tutorial Beginner

    When there's so many different ways to do essentially the same thing, how do you know which one fits your needs? Check out the differences between these...

  5. Quick Tip: Using Layers and Blend Modes in Inkscape

    Quick Tip: Using Layers and Blend Modes in Inkscape

    Tutorial Beginner

    Once you start creating more elaborate designs in Inkscape, you'll probably find yourself struggling to click certain things without selecting something...

  6. Quick Tip: Using and Modifying Brush Strokes in Inkscape

    Quick Tip: Using and Modifying Brush Strokes in Inkscape

    Tutorial Beginner

    There's a lot that goes into brush strokes in Inkscape, but it pays off with beautiful results. Let's break down the many options available for brush strokes...

  7. Quick Tip: How to Create Tapered Lines in Inkscape

    Quick Tip: How to Create Tapered Lines in Inkscape

    Tutorial Beginner

    I love tapered lines in Inkscape because you can make them as simple as you want, or as complicated as you need them. This quick tip will go over the basics...

  8. Shadows, Blurs, and Other Useful Filters in Inkscape

    Shadows, Blurs, and Other Useful Filters in Inkscape

    Tutorial Beginner

    As soon as you open the filters menu in Inkscape, you'll notice that there's a ton of them! When filters are introduced, they present a lot of quick and easy...

  9. Playing With Isometric Projection in Inkscape to Make a Minecraft Scene

    Playing With Isometric Projection in Inkscape to Make a Minecraft Scene

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Inkscape has a really neat grid feature to make isometric designs very easy to accomplish. It's called an axonometric grid, and we're going to use it to...

  10. Create a 2D Sprite Sheet for Unity 4.3 in Inkscape

    Create a 2D Sprite Sheet for Unity 4.3 in Inkscape

    Tutorial Beginner

    Unity's 4.3 update was a great big door swinging open for 2D game developers, with many new tools and ways to approach 2D game development in this already...

  11. Use Blender and Inkscape to Create a Titan's Atmosphere Infographic

    Use Blender and Inkscape to Create a Titan's Atmosphere Infographic

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial, we'll be creating an atmosphere diagram of Saturn's moon Titan, like the diagrams you see in textbooks. We will be going through how to...

  12. Helpful Align and Distribute Tips When Using Inkscape

    Helpful Align and Distribute Tips When Using Inkscape

    Tutorial Beginner

    When you begin doing some serious work in Inkscape, you're going to want to keep your work properly aligned. Let's go over a few cool things with Inkscape's...